Use After Free in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2017-5472
A use-after-free vulnerability with the frameloader during tree reconstruction while regenerating CSS layout when attempting to use a node in the tree that no longer exists. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (85.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0, 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 7.3, 7.4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0, 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3918 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3881 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99040 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1440 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1561 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/ (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5472?
- CVE-2017-5472 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-06-11.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5472?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.